United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-3784

Michael C. Liddell, a minor, by * Minnie Liddell, his mother and next * friend; Kendra Liddell, a minor, * by Minnie Liddell, her mother and next * friend; Minnie Liddell; Roderick D. * LeGrand, a minor, by Lois LeGrand, * his mother and next friend; Lois * LeGrand; Clodis Yarber, a minor, by * Samuel Yarber, his father and next * Appeal from the United
States friend; Samuel Yarber; Earline Caldwell; * District Court for the Lillie Caldwell; Gwendolyn Daniels; * Eastern District of Missouri. National Association for the * Advancement of Colored People; * [UNPUBLISHED] United States of America, *

* Plaintiffs-Appellees, *

* City of St. Louis, *

* Plaintiff,

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v. * * The Board of Education of the City of * St. Louis; Hattie R. Jackson, President, * The Board of Education of the City of * St. Louis; Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., a * member of the Board of Education of * the City of St. Louis; Renni B. Shuter, * a member of the Board of Education * of the City of St. Louis; Paula V. *2

Smith, a member of the Board of Educa- * tion of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Albert * D. Bender, Sr., a member of the Board * of Education of the City of St. Louis; * Eddie G. Davis, a member of the Board * of Education of the City of St. Louis; * Dr. John P. Mahoney, a member of the * Board of Education of the City of St. * Louis; Marybeth McBryan, a member * of the Board of Education of the City * of St. Louis; Thomas M. Nolan, a * member of the Board of Education of * the City of St. Louis; William Purdy, a * member of the Board of Education of * the City of St. Louis; Robbyn G. Wahby, * a member of the Board of Education of * the City of St. Louis; Madye Henson * Whithead, a member of the Board of * Education of the City of St. Louis; * Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., Super- * intendent of Schools for the City of St. * Louis, *

* Defendants-Appellees,

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* Ronald Leggett, St. Louis Collector of * Revenue, * Defendant,

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* State of Missouri; Mel Carnahan, * Governor of the State of Missouri; * Jeremiah (Jay) W. Nixon, Attorney * General; Bob Holden, Treasurer; * Richard A. Hanson, Commissioner of * Administration; Robert E. Bartman, * Commissioner of Education; Missouri * State Board of Education, and its * members; Thomas R. Davis; *3

Sharon M. Williams; Peter F. * Herschend; Jacqueline D. Wellington; * Betty E. Preston; Russell V. Thompson; * Rice Pete Burns; William Kahn, *

* Defendant-Appellants, *

* Special School District of St. Louis * County, *

* Defendant,

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* Affton Board of Education; Bayless * Board of Education; Brentwood * Board of Education; Clayton Board of * Education; Ferguson-Florissant Board * of Education; Hancock Place Board of * Education; Hazelwood Board of * Education; Jennings Board of Education; * Kirkwood Board of Education; Ladue * Board of Education; Lindbergh Board of * Education; Maplewood-Richmond * Heights Board of Education; Mehlville * Board of Education; Normandy Board * of Education; Parkway Board of * Education; Pattonville Board of Educa- * tion; Ritenour Board of Education; * Riverview Gardens Board of Education; * Rockwood Board of Education; * University City Board of Education; * Valley Park Board of Education; * Webster Groves Board of Education; * Wellston Board of Education, *

* Defendants-Appellees, *

* St. Louis County; Buzz Westfall, County * Executive; James Baker, Director of *4

Administration, St. Louis County, * Missouri; Robert H. Peterson, Collector * of St. Louis County "Contract Account," * St. Louis County, Missouri; The St. * Louis Career Education District; *

* Defendants, *

* St. Louis Teachers' Union, Local 420, * AFT, AFL-CIO, *

* Intervenor Below. *

Submitted: February 25, 1998

Filed: April 13, 1998

Before MCMILLIAN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM

Pursuant to the motion of the State of Missouri, the above-entitled matter is
dismissed. See Fed. R. App. P. 42(b).

A true copy.

Attest:

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.